Dear Reader:

Life is full of surprises, some good, some not… but none of us can escape them… ALL surprises are simply a part of life. (And as such… the relevance they play in our individual lives solely depends on our response to them!)

Case in point… Wednesday evening I decided to finish up some different left-overs in the fridge from a couple of days time period.) It tasted great… then I took my medicine (as usual) and read awhile until my eyes started closing.

Around 2am I suddenly was awakened by a bad stomach ache along with strange pains coming from different limb body parts… weird! I barely made the trek to the bathroom… and that became my ” second home” until I finally fell back asleep and woke up around 6 am…feeling back intact… no upset stomach or pains.

Surprised… I fell back asleep and woke up again around 8 … wondering momentarily if I had just dreamed it… but no… I had definitely experienced it… still I felt ” surprisingly” refreshed… and hungry. Bizarre but relieved!

I decided to go on and water my gardens ( get it over with early before hot hot settled in. ) When I stepped out on my back deck… there it was! Purple!!!!My first morning glory bloom of the season! I ran to get my phone and take a picture ( title photo) What a wonderful surprise for a new day and the promise of new hope!

Schools start opening ( in the South) alongside blooming morning glories!

Brooke told me once when her two boys ( Henry and Riley) were early school age…and she was struggling to get them and herself ( a teacher) dressed and out in the mornings ( no easy task as we all know) the one bright spot on the way to school ( especially in August and early Fall) was passing a field of morning glories! They would slow down and roll down the windows and take in the beauty – it became their good luck token for the day!

For me… yesterday… the first morning glory symbolized that all was okay… the hard night had passed and a fresh morning of surprising beauty … brought new hope!

I wanted a good breakfast but ” my” favorite breakfast haunt ( Eva’s) had been closed for a couple of weeks…to pick up more staffing to operate this famous and historical Summerville diner!

But yesterday when I tried the number… it was immediately picked up by a warm voice asking me what I would like for breakfast. When I arrived to pick it up… it was a celebration combination of hugs from the owners and meeting new smiling waitress faces! A marvelous surprise!

So until tomorrow…

Today is my favorite day-Winnie the Pooh